Cigarette-tipping machine



E. D. SMITH.

CIGARETTE TIPPING MACHINE.

.APPLICATION FlLED 1AN.9. 191s.

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CIGARETTE TIPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED IAN.9. |918.

Patented June 3, 1919.

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E. D. SMITH.

CIGARETTE TIPPING MACHINE.

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ELBERON D. SMITH, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN MACHINE &FOUNDRY COMPANY, F NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

-CIGARETTE-TIPPING- MACHINE.

Speccaton of .Letters vPatent. lPatented June 3, 1919,

Application filed January 9, 1918. Serial No. 210,968.'

To all whom t may concern: A

Be it known thatlI, ELBERON D. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement Vin Cigarette-Tipping Machines, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an` improvement V1n cigarette tippingmachines, particularly to that general type in which the tips areapplied to the cigarettes by adhesion.

In machines of this general type heretofore in commercial use, the tipmaterial used has been in the form of an adhesive strip from whichindividual tips are cut and then applied to the cigarettes, or, in theform of individual tips stacked in a magazine from which they are takenone by one and then applied to the cigarettes. In cigarette tipping, itis very desirable that the tip be squared exactly with the cigaretteend, neither overhanging it, nor falling short of reaching it, norapplied thereto in relative angularity. In the use of tipping machinesapplying tips to cigarettes individually considerable difliculty hasbeen experienced in accomplishing the desired result for variousreasons, such for example as 'slight variations in the cigarettelengths, slight variations in the action of lthe mechanism forpresenting the tips to the cigarettes, the tendency ofthe wet adhesiveto slip on the cigarette, the susceptibility of the tips to displacementduring the applying operation' due to abrupt changes in the movements ofthe applying parts and devices, machine vibration, etc., and thetendency of the tip to curl because the wet adhesive is on one sideonly. The main object of the present invention is the production of amachine in which such difficulties are overcome; 4and with this andother Vobjects not specically mentioned in view the invention consistsin certain constructions, combinations and parts which will behereinafter fully described and then specifically pointed out in theclaims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specificationand in which like characters of reference indicate the same or likeparts, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a machine constructed inaccordance with the invention; Fig. 2 'is a `front elevation, upon anenlarged scale, of

the tip material feeding mechanism with adhesive applying and moisteningdevices; Fig. 311s a detail vside view of the device for pressing thetip material and cigarettes together to produce their adhesion; Fig. et

is a front elevation of the mechanism for v respectively plan, side andfront views of the mechanism for partially wrapping the tips about thecigarettes; Fig. 9 is a perspective view of one of the cigaretteadvancing chainflinks: Fig. 10 is a cross-sectional Y view of themechanism for severing the strip of tip material into individual tips;Fig. 11 is a front elevation of the same; Fig. 12 is a detailcross-sectional view of themechanism for adjusting the knives of thesevering device; and Fig. 13 is a crosssectional viewof the mechanismfor -completingthe wrapping operation.

In carrying ythe invention into eifect, there is provided .means forspacing and supporting a plurality of cigarettes, means for applying anadhesive strip of tip material to the plurality of cigarettes, and meansfor thereafter severing said strip between the cigarettes. In the bestconstructions, the cigarette supporting means also actsV as advancingmeans for a succession of cigarettes, and there is further providedmeans for feeding an adhesive strip of tip material to the path ofmovement of the cigarettes, means for progressively .pressing said stripagainst the .advancing cigarettes to cause it to adhere to a pluralitythereof and to be further advanced thereby, means for thereaftersevering said strip betweenl the cigarettes, means for progressivelywrapping the free ends of the tips partially about the cigarettes, andldual means for completing the wrapping operation, all of said meanshaving a continuous revolving movement. All of the above lmeans andparts thereof, and their arrangement, may be varied in many ways withinthe scope of the claims.

The particular machine selected to illustrate the .invention is but oneof many possible concrete embodiments ofthe same. The inventiontherefore is not to be restricted to the precise details of thestructure shown and described. Furthermore, certain parts of theinvention are capable of use independent of other parts, and suchindependent use is contemplated.

The particular machine selected to illustrate the invention is providedwith a. source of cigarette supply, and a source of tip'ma'- terialsupply. Although in certain constructions the. source of cigarettesupply and the source of tip material supply may be otherwise arranged;as shown, the source of cigarette supply consists in a hopper mounted onand above a bed plate 14, and the source of tip material supply includesa reel 16 mounted upon a stud 17 carried by a bracket 18 secured to theunder side of the bed plate. F or the purpose of preventing improperrotation of the reel 16 there is provided a. brake band 19, the upperend of which is secured to a pin 2O fast in the bracket 18 and the lowerend of which carries a weight 21. This lbrake band is of a type wellknown in the art. Means are provided for feeding the strip of tipmaterial marked 22 from the reel; This means in"- cludes a roller 23 anda relatively small roller 24 which co-'act to pull or draw the stripfrom the reellG. The roller 23 is fast upon a shaft 25 journaled insuitable bearings in a casing 26 mounted upon the bed plate 14. Theshaft 25 carries at its rear end and is rotated by a spiral gear 27indicated by the double dotted circles in Fig. 2, and this spiral gearis in mesh with and is driven by another spiral gear 28, both of thesespiral gears being housed within the casing 26. The spiral gear 28 ismounted upon a shaft29 rotated by a spur gear 30. The spur gear 30 is inmesh with an idle pinion 3-'1 which is also in mesh withY a spur gear 32fast on a shaft 33 which is the main power shaft of the machine. Theroller 24 mounted upon a suitable stud 34 carried by the arm 35 of thebell-crank lever 35-36. The bell-crank lever is fulcrumed on a: stud 37fast to the side wall of the casing26, and the roller 24 is held to itsduty by the action of a spring- 38, one end of which is fast to the arm36 of the bell-crank lever', and the other to a pin 39 secured in theside of the casing 26.

The strip of tip material 22, as it comes to the machine, is notadhesive; but adhesive is applied to one side thereof by suitableniechanism, and the other side is moistened by suitable mechanism, sothat there will be no tendency of the strip to curl either before orafter it is lapplied to the cigarettes. As shown, both the moisteningand the adhesive applying devices are located between the reel 16 andthe feed rollers 234-24. The mcistening device includes a guiding'roller 40 rotating on a stud 41 fixed in a bracket 42 secured to theunder side of the 'bed plate 14. The strip of tip material runs overthis guiding roller. Cooperating with the roller 40 is a moisteningdevice including a water fountain 43 clamped upon a stud 44 carried by abracket 45 secured to the under side of the bed plate 14. The fountain43 is provided with a vhinged cover 46 normally held in closed positionby means of a spring 47. Reachinginto the water within the fountain 43is a wick 48. This wick protrudes from the water fountain and is held inposition opposite the guiding roller 40 by the action of the springpressed cover 46 which clamps the wick between itself' and one of thewalls of the fountain. As the feeding means draws the strip of tipmaterial between the guiding roller 40 and the wick 48, moisture will beapplied to one side of the strip of tip material, and this moistenedside is the side which will be outside when the strip is applied to thecigarettes. Located between the moistening device and the feed rollers23-24 is a paste applying mechanism operative upon the other side of thestrip of tip material. This adhesive applying mechanism includes a pastereservoir 49 mounted upon the casing 26 before referred to,` and a pasteapplying wheel marked 50, this paste apply`- ing wheel being mountedupon and rotated by shaft 51. For the purpose of causing the" strip tocontact with the paste applying wheel 50 there is provided a swingingarm 52 carrying a strip guiding roller 53, the arm being held in properadjusted position in a well known manner by means of a screw 100 54. Thepaste reservoir 49, as well as the driving in echanism housed within thecasing 26, is of a type well known in the art and its particularconstruction lies wholly outside of the present invention. Further de-105 scription thereof is therefore omitted in the interest of brevityand clearness. For the purpose of Controlling the strip between theguiding roller 40 and the guiding roller 53, there is provided a stripguiding runway 55 110 having side fianges 56. This runway is carried bya bracket 57 secured to the bed plate 14. For the purpose of guiding thestrip to a position where it may be applied to cigarettes, there isprovided a second strip 115 guiding runway beyond and into which thefeeding means delivers the strip. This runway is marked '58 and issecured to a frame 59 rising from the bed plate 14 by means of two angleplates 60 and bolts 61. The run- 12o way 58 guides the adhesive stripinto the path of movement of the cigarettes to be tipped.y The feedrollers 23-24 rotate continuously, and the structure so far described istherefore operative to feed the strip of tip 125 material from the reel16 to a point beyond the feed rollers 234-24 and to apply moisture toonevside ofpsaid strip and adhesive to the other in transit.

Means are provided for spacing and sup-r 130 this supporting means alsoacts as an advancing means. It consists in an endless .chain made up oflinks 62 each provided with a concavity 63 adapted to support a singlecigarette. The chain runs over sprockets 64 and 65. The sprocket 65 isthe driving sprocket and is mounted upon a shaft 66 and is rotatablyadjusted thereon by means of two adjusting screws 67-67 and a' pin'68passing transversely through the shaft 66. This shaft 66 is j ournaledinsuitable bearings in the frame 59, and to the rear of said frame it isprovided with a worm wheel 69 in mesh with a worm 70 fast on the shaft33. It is driven continuously by this shaft. The sprocket 64 is fastuponY a stud 71 fast in a bracket 72 rising from the bed plate 14 beforereferred to. Each of the links 62 has a'pintle 73, and the upper run ofthe chain is prevented from sagging by engagement of the pintle 73 witha fixed track 74 suitably supported from the bed plate 14 by means ofbrackets 75, 76 and 77. TheV lower run of the chain is similarlyprevented from sagging by Vengagement ofthe pintle 7 3 with a fixedtrack 78 mounted upon the bed plate 14 before referred to. Mounted uponthe power shaft 33 is a cam 79 engaged by a bowl 80 mounted upon an arm81, which arm is mounted upon a short shaft 82 journaled in the frame 59before referred to. Fixed upon the other end of the shaft 82 to thefront of the frame 59 is an arm 83, and this arm 83 is pivotallyconnected with a link 84 also adjustably connected in a well knownmanner with a lever 85)#86 fulcrumedat 87 to the bracket 72. The arm 86is connected by means of a link 86 with a cigarette agitator 89 of wellknown construction and coperating with the hopper 15 to cause cigarettesto feed from the hopper one by one to the concavities 63 of the chainlinks 62. The-cigarettes are delivered to the chain in the positionshown at the right in Fig. 5, and means are provided for moving thecigarettes transversely with respect to the path of movement of thechain to cause proper alineineiit ofthe cigarette ends to be tippedbefore the adhesive strip is applied thereto. This means consists of aspring-plate 90 which engages the end of the cigarettes towaid the front.of the machine and moves them over on thechain as the chain advances,and as clearly shown in 5. The spring plate 90 moves the cigarettes overinto Contact with a fixed alining plate 91, and byA this constructionall ofthe cigarette ends to be tipped .are caused to overhang thespacing and advancing chain and are accurately alined; It will bereadily understood that the spacing and advancing chain constitutesmeans for advancing a succession of cigarettes.

After the cigarettes haveV been advanced in succession to a positionjust beyond the alining vmeans and the adhesive strip has been deliveredto the path of movement of the overlianging and alined cigaretteends,theadhesive strip is caused to adhere to a plurality of the .alinedcigarettes so that it will lie exactly square with the ends of saidcigarettes, and means arerprovided for causing the strip to adhere to aplurality of the cigarettes. As shown, this means operates toprogressively press the-adhesive stripagainst the advancing cigarettesand'it consists of two vco-acting pressery devices, one of which isalarge wheel 92 provided with a series of concave cigarette supporting'depressions 93, and the other is a smaller wheel or roller .94. Thewheel 92 is mountedupon a. shaft 95 journaled in suitable bearings inthe frame 59 before referredto. Upon the rear end of the shaft isadjustably mounted a worin .wheel 96 in mesh with a worin 97 fast on thepower shaft 33. The'smaller wheel 94 is mounted on a stud 98 fast in oneend of a two-armed lever 99-100 -fulcrumed on a stud 101 screwed intothe frame 59 before referred to. The wheel 94 has a gear 102 in meshwith an idle gear 103 on the stud 101, and this idle gear is in turn inmesh with a vgear 104 deriving its motion from the shaft95 through thetrain of gearing indicated by the broken lines in Fig. 2 and in aVmanner well known* to mechanics'.

v The lever 99-100 is adj ustablyheld in position in a well known mannerby means of a screw 105. lt will be readily understood that the train ofgearing connecting the large wheel 92 Vand the4 small wheel 94-producessubstantially equal surface'speed of the two wheels, and that the stripof ad-` hesive material andthe cigarettes as they pass between thewheels. will be progressively pressed together and the strip therebycaused to adhere to `a plurality of cigarettes with the stripexactlysquared with the cigarette ends. .It will be further understood thatfrom vthis point on it is the cigarettes themselves lwhich furtheradvancethe adhesive strip Vby reason of theY adhesion of. said stripthereto.

After the strip has been appliedto a plu,n

rality of cigarettes and .sufficient time has elapsed to permit theadhesive in contact with the cigarettes to set and thus preventlaterdisplaceinent of the strip with respect thereto, thestrip must besevered between the cigarettespreparatory to' wrapping the severedtipsabout the cigarettes, and means are provided for performing thissevering a function.r As shown, the severingmeans 1n chicles tworotating devices co-acting to sever the strip between the cigarettes.One of said devices is a roller 106. fast on a shaft 107V journaled insuitable bearings in the frame 59 before referred to. VThe upper pointon the periphery of the roller 106 is in contact with the strip of tipmaterial as it is advanced by the cigarettes themselves. The otherrotating device is the form of a turret 108 carrying a plurality ofradial knives 109. The cutting edges of these knives coeact with theroller 106 to sever the strip between the advancing cigarettes, theaction of the two being a biting action. The turret 10S is fast on ashaft 110 ournaled in suitable vbearings in an adjustable block 111,this block being mounted in a suitable slot 112 in the frame 59 beforereferred to. The block 111 is adjusted by means of a pair of springs113, only one of which is shown, and a pair of adjusting screws 114. The

shaft 110 projects beyond the rear end of the block 111 and upon itsprojecting end is secured a gear 115. This gear is in mesh with anothergear 116 mounted upon a shaft 117, said shaft being rotated by means ofa worm wheel 118 carried thereby, the worm wheel 118 being driven by aworm 119 fast on the power shaft 33. The gear 115 is in mesh with thegear 120 fast on the shaft 107. The roller 106 and turret 108 are thusrotated continuously and the radial knives 109 successively engage thestrip of tip material adhering to and advanced by Jthe cigarettes atpoints between the cigarettes, thus forming individual tips adhering toand further advanced by the cigarettes. For the purpose of adjusting theknives radially outward, their rear ends contact with a multiple cam 121rotatably mounted in the turrei; 108. This cam 121 is held in adjustedposition by means of a clamping screw 122. It will be understood thatthe cutting edges of the knives engage the side of the strip of tipmaterial which carries wet adhesive. Some of this adhesive may adhere tothe cutting edges of the knives and means are provided for removing suchadhesive. As shown, this means consists in an idle wheel 123 mountedupon the stud 1211 secured in the frame 59, the periphery of the wheel123 being covered with a moistened felt pad 125 in the path of movementof the cutting edges of the knives 109. Contact of these cutting edgeswith the felt pad serves to remove any adhesive picked up by the knifeedges and thus keep the knife edges clean.

After the strip of tip material has been caused to adhere to a pluralityof cigarettes and the strip has been cut into individual tips eachfurther advanced by one cigarette, the tips must be wrapped around theends of the cigarettes, and means are provided for this purpose. Viththis end in view, there is provided, in addition to the cigaretteadvancing means, means for partially wrapping the tips about thecigarette ends, and means for producing a relative approaching movementin converging paths of said wrapping means and said advancing meanswhereby the wrapping means is caused to progressively act upon :the tipscarried by the advancing cigarettes. As shown, both the cigaretteadvancing means and the means for partially wrapping the tips about thecigarette ends have right line movements and the wrapping means consistsof an `articulated series of devices for partially wrapping the tipsabout the cigarette ends. Each of these devices includes a support 126provided with a pai-r of slots 127 yand -a covering plate 128. lSlidablymounted in the slots 127 isa pair of tip bend-ing devices or plates 129o-f different lengths and both riveted `to a block 130 which carries twocam bowls 131 and 132. All of the supports 126 are riveted or otherwisesecured to an endless chain 133. This chain runs over a sprocket 13afast upon and driven by the shaft 66 before referred to. The chain alsoruns over another sprocket 135 mounted upon a stud 136 secured in theside of the frame 59 before referred to. The cam bowls 131 and 132 arein engagement with a cam track 137 formed in a cam plate 138 screwed tothe side of the frame 59 before referred to. By an inspection of Fig. 1,it will be. understood that the tip bending devices, by reason of theirengagement with the inclined cam track 137, are caused to progressivelyact upon the free ends of the tips as they are advanced by thecigarettes, first bending upwardly the rear free ends of the tips. Forthe purpose of holding the cigarettes down during this action, there maybe provided a holding plate 139 overlying the advancing cigarettesalthough this ,is not an essential element. e

After the free ends of the tips have been partially wrapped about thecigarettes by the mechanism just described, the wrapping operation mustbe completed by other means and such other means are provided for thispurpose. in the preferred constructions, dual means acting successivelywill be employed with this end in view. As shown, there is provided arotating double brush r140 fast upon a shaft 141, this shaft beingjournaled in a. suitable box 142 slidably mounted in a slot 143 formedin the frame 59 and adjusted in this slot by means of adjusting screws144. The rear end of the shaft 141 is provided with a gear 145 rinengagement with the gear 146 mounted upon a shaft 147 journaled in theframe 59. The shaft 147 carries a spiral gear 1418 in mesh with a spiralgear 149 fast on the power shaft 33 before referred to. The double brush140 rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 4, and theangular velocity is such that the two brushes successively act uponsuccessive cigarette tips as they are advanced by the advancing means.Located beyond the double brush 1410 is a similar double brush 150mounted upon a shaft 151 journaled in a box 152 slidably mounted in aslot 153 formed in the frame 59, the boxbeing adjusted in said slot bymeans of the adjusting screws 154. The shaft 151 is provided with a gear155 which is in mesh with and is driven by the gear 145 before referredto. By an inspection of F ig. 4, it will be understood that the doublebrush 150 rotates in a direction opposite to the direction of rotationof the double brush 140, and that after the double brush 140 hasoperated upon the free end of any particular cigarette tip its for wardfree end is pushed up into upstanding position by the action of thepartial wrapping means and then engaged by the double brush 150 whichcompletes the wrapping operation.

After the tips have been completely wrapped about the cigarette ends,the tips are held in position for a time by means of a curved plate 156engaging the cigarettes and an endless belt 157 engaging the tips, bothof these holding devices being old and well known in the art andco-acting with a final delivery belt 158 also well known in the art andtherefore needing no detailed description.

Each of the various mechanisms in the machine organization (exceptingonly the light agitating AVdevice for the cigarette hopper) has acontinuous revolving movement. By this construction, high speed is madepossible withoutxsetting up machine vibrations which tend to interferewith the accurate spacing of the cigarette tips about the ends of thecigarettes and exactly squared therewith. The moistened outer surface ofone side of the tip material when the inner surface of the same ismoistened by wet adhesive prevents curling of the material either beforeor-after application tov the cigarettes and the application of theadhesive strip to a plurality of cigarettes before the strip is cut intoindividual tips insuresV proper placing of the tips on the cigarettes inexactly squared relation with their ends and the time allowed for theproper adhesion of the tip strip to a plurality of cigarettes before thestrip is severed into individual tips prevents the individual tips frombeing afterward accidentally displaced on the cigarette ends. Moreover,the three-stage operation of wrapping the severed tips about thecigarettes through the agency of devices revolving at constant speed,while the cigarettes are advancing at constant speed, prevents the freeends of the tips from being angularly disposed with respect to thesquared ends of the cigarettes as they are bent upwardly and partiallywrapped about the cigarette ends and thenwrapped completely downthereupon.

In view of the foregoing, a detailed'description of the operation ofthe-device is deemed unnecessary and is therefore omitted 2. In acigarette tipping machine, the

combination with means for spacing and supporting a plurality ofcigarettes, of means for bringing the plurality of cigarettes and anadhesive strip of tip mate-A rial into juxtaposition, means for applyingsaid strip to the plurality of cigarettes, and means for thereaftersevering said strip between the cigarettes.

3. In a cigarette tipping lmachine, the

combination with means for spacing and supporting a plurality ofcigarettes, of means for feeding an adhesive strip of tip material tothe cigarettes, means for applying said strip to the plurality ofcigarettes, and means for thereafter severing said strip between thecigarettes.

4. In a cigarette tipping machine, the

combination with means for spacing and supporting a plurality ofcigarettes, of means for feeding an adhesive strip of tip material tothe cigarettes, means for moistening' the non-adhesive side of saidstripto prevent-.tip kcurling, rmeans for applying said strip to theplurality of cigarettes, andv means for thereafter severing said stripbe-V tween the cigarettes. f

5. In a cigarette .tipping machine, thev combination withV means forspacing and supporting Aa plurality of cigarettes, of

means for feeding astrip of tip material to the'cigar'ettes, means/forapplying adhesive to one side of said strip, means for moisteningtheother side of said strip', means for -applying the adhesive moistened,strip to the plurality of cigarettes, and means for thereafter severingsaid strip between the cigarettes.

6. In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means' forspacing and supporting a plurality of cigarettes, of alining meansengaging the -cigarette ends to be tipped, meansV for feeding anadhesive strip of tip material to the alined ends of the cigarettes,means for applying said strip to the plurality of cigarettes, and meansfor thereafter severing said strip between the cigarettes.

7 In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means for spacingand supporting a plurality of cigarettes, of means Vfor applying anadhesive strip of tip material to the plurality of cigarettes, means forthereafter severing said strip between the' cigarettes, and means forwrapping the severed tips about the cigarettes.

In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means for spacingand supporting a plurality of cigarettes, of means for applying anadhesive strip of tip material to the plurality of cigarettes, means forthereafter severing said strip between the cigarettes, and means forsuccessively acting upon the cigarettes to wrap the severed tipsthereabout.

9. In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means forspacing and advancing a succession of cigarettes, of means for feedingan adhesive strip of tip material to the path of movement of thecigarettes, means for progressively pressing said strip against theadvancing cigarettes to cause it to adhere to a plurality thereof and tobe further advanced thereby, and means for lthereafter severing saidstrip between the cigarettes.

l0. In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with a source ofcigarette supply, of means for spacing and advancing a succession ofcigarettes from said source of supply, means for feeding an adhesivestrip of tip material to the path of movement of the cigarettes, meansfor progressively pressing said strip against the advancing cigarettesto cause it to adhere to a plurality thereof and to be further advancedthereby, and means for thereafter severing said strip between thecigarettes.

l1. In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means forspacing and advancing a Succession of cigarettes, of means for feedingan adhesive strip of tip material to the path of movement of thecigarettes, means for moistening the nonadhesive side of said strip toAprevent tip curling, means for progressively pressing said stripagainst the advancing cigarettes to cause it to adhere to a pluralitythereof and to be further advanced thereby, and means for thereaftersevering said strip between t-he cigarettes.

l2. In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means forspacing and advancing a succession of cigarettes, of means for feeding astrip of tip material to the path of movement of the cigarettes, meansfor applying adhesive to one side of the strip, meansV for moisteningthe other side of the strip, means for progressively pressing said stripagainst the advancing cigarettes to cause it to adhere to a pluralitythereof and to be further advanced thereby, and means for thereaftersevering said strip between the cigarettes.

13. In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means forspacing and advancing a succession of cigarettes, of means for movingthe cigarettes in the advancing means in a direction transverse to itspath of movement to aline the cigarette ends to be tipped, means forfeeding van adhesive strip of tip material to the path of movement ofthe cigarettes, means for progressively pressing said strip against theadvancing cigarettes to cause it to adhere to a plurality thereof and tobe further advanced thereby, and means for thereafter severing saidstrip between the cigarettes.

la. In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means forspacing and advancing a succession of cigarettes, of means for feedingan adhesive strip of tip material to the path of movement of the4cigarettes, means for progressively pressing said strip against theadvancing cigarettes to cause it to adhere to a plurality'thereof and tobe further advanced thereby, means for thereafter severing said stripbetween the cigarettes, and means for wrapping the severed tips aboutthe cigarettes.

l5. In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with meansforspacing and adancing a succession of cigarettes, of means for feedingan adhesive strip of tip material to the path of movement ofthe-cigarettes, means for progressively pressing said strip against thecigarettes to cause it to adhere to a plurality thereof and to befurther advanced thereby, means for thereafter severing said stripbetween the cigarettes, means for progressively wrapping the free endsof the tips partially about the advancing cigarettes, and dual means forcompleting rthe wrapping operation.

In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means for applyingan adhesive strip of tip material to a plurality of cigarettes, of meansfor thereafter severin(T saidstrip between the cigarettes, asource 105of tip material supply, ,of means for feeding tip material therefrom, amoistening device in the path of movement of the tip material formoistening one side of said material, and an adhesive applying devicealso 110 in the path of movement of said material for applying adhesiveto the unmoistened side thereof.

17. In a cigarette tipping machine,'the combination with means forapplying an 115 adhesive strip of tip material to a plurality ofcigarettes, of means for thereafter severing said strip between thecigarettes, a reel for supporting a strip of tip material, of means forfeeding the strip from said reel, 120 a moistoning device in the path ofmovement of the strip for moistening one'side thereof, and an adhesiveapplying device also in the path of movement of the strip for applyingadhesive to the unmoistened 125 side thereof.

18. In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means forapplying an adhesive strip of tip material to a plurality of cigarettes,of meansfor thereafter sever 130 ing said strip between the cigarettes,a reel for supporting a strip of tip material, of means for feeding saidstrip therefrom, a moistening device in the path of movement of saidstrip for moistening one side thereof, an adhesive applying devicealsoin the path of movement of said strip for applying adhesive to theunmoistened side thereof, and a strip guiding runway *between saidmoistening device and said adhesive applying device.

19. In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means forapplying an adhesive strip of tip material to a plurality of cigarettes,of means for thereafter severing said strip between the cigarettes, areel for supporting a strip of tip material, of means for feeding thestrip therefrom, a moistening device in the path of movement of thestrip comprising a guiding roller over which the strip runs, a wickcontacting with the strip opposite the roller, and a water fountainsupplying moisture to the wick, and an adhesive applying device also inthe path of movement of the strip for applying adhesive to theunmoistened side thereof.

20. In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means forapplying an adhesive strip of tip material to a plurality of cigarettes,of means for thereafter severing said-strip between the cigarettes, areel for supporting a strip o'f tip material, ofV

means for feedingthe strip therefrom, a moistening device in the path ofmovement of the strip comprising a guiding roller over which the stripruns, a wick contacting with the strip opposite the roller, and a waterfountain supplying moisture to the wick and provided with a springpressed cover for holding the wick in operative lposition between itselfand one wall of the fountain, and an adhesive applying device also inthe path of movement of the strip for applying adhesive to theunmoistened side thereof.

2l. In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means forapplying an adhesive strip of tip material to a plurality of cigarettes,of means for thereafter severing said strip between the cigarettes, areel for supporting a strip of tip material, of means for feeding thestrip therefrom, a moistening device in the path of movement of thestrip for moistening one side thereof, an adhesive applying device alsoin the path of movement of the strip for applying adhesive to theunmoistened side thereof, a strip guiding runway between said devices,and a strip guiding runway into which the feeding means delivers thestrip.

22. Ina cigarette.tippino machine, the combination with means forapplying an adhesive strip of tip material to a plurality of cigarettes,of means for thereafter severing said strip between the cigarettes, areel for supporting a strip of tip material, of

means for feeding the strip therefrom, a

moistening device in the path of movement of the strip for moisteningone side thereof, said moistening device being located between the'reeland feeding means, an adhesive applying device also in the path ofmovement of the strip and between the reel and feeding means forapplying adhesive to the unmoistened side of the strip, a strip guidingrunway between said devices, and a strip guiding runway beyond and intowhich the feeding means delivers the strip.

23. In a cigarette tipping 4machine, the combination with means forspacing and advancing a succession .of cigarettes, of means for feedingan adhesive strip of tip material to the path of movement of thecigarettes, and two co-acting presser devices whereby said strip iscaused to adhere to a plurality ofcigarettes as they successively passbetween said devices.

24. In a, cigarette tipping machine, Vthe combination with means forspacing and advancing a succession of cigarettes, of means for feedingan adhesive strip of tip material Y to the path of movement of thecigarettes, and two co-acting presser wheels whereby said strip iscaused to adhere to a plurality of cigarettes as they successively passbetween said wheels.

25. In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means forspacing and advancing a succession of cigarettes, ofl means for feedingan adhesive strip of tip material ,to the path of movement of thecigarettes, and two co-acting presser wheels whereby said strip iscaused to adhere to a plurality of cigarettes as they successively passbetween said wheels, one of said wheels being provided with a series ofconcave cigarette supporting depressions.V

26. In a cigarettel tipping machine, the combination with means forspacing and ad-` vancing a succession of cigarettes, of means forfeeding an adhesive strip of tip material to the path of movement of thecigarettes, two co-acting presser wheels whereby said strip is caused toadhere to a plurality of cigarettes as they successively pass betweensaid wheels, and means for thereafter severing said strip between thecigarettes.

27. In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means forspacing and advancing a succession of cigarettes, of means for feedingan adhesive strip of tip material to the path of movement of thecigarettes, two co-acting presser devices whereby said strip is causedto adhere to a plurality of ioo cigarettes as they pass between saiddevices,

for feeding an adhesivo strip of tip material to the path of movement ofthe cigarettes, two co-acting presser devices whereby said strip iscaused to adhere to a plurality of the cigarettes as they successivelypass between said devices, means for thereafter severing said stripbetween the cigarettes, and means for wrapping the severed tips aboutthe cigarettes.

29. In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means forspacing and advancing a succession of cigarettes, of means for feedingan adhesive strip of tip material to the path of ,movement of thecigarettes, two co-acting presser devices whereby said strip is causedto adhere to a plurality of the cigarettes as they successively passbetween said devices, and two rotating devices coacting to thereaftersever said strip between the cigarettes.

30. In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means forspacing and advancing a succession of cigarettes, of means for feedingan adhesive strip of tip material to the path of movement of thecigarettes, two co-acting presser devices whereby said strip is causedto adhere to a plurality of cigarettes as they pass successively betweensaid devices, and two rotating devices coacting to thereafter sever saidstrip between the cigarettes, one of said severing devices being aroller and the other a turret carrying a plurality of radial knives.

31. In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means forspacing and advancing a succession of cigarettes, of means for feedingan adhesive strip of tip material to the path of movement of thecigarettes, two co-acting presser devices whereby said strip is causedto adhere to a plurality of cigarettes as they successively pass betweensaid devices, and two rotating devices coacting to thereafter sever saidstrip between the cigarettes, one of said severing devices being aroller and the other a turret carrying a plurality of radial knives andmeansr for simultaneously adjusting said knives in said turret.

32. In a cigarette tipping machine, the` combination with means forspacing and advancing a succession of cigarettes, of means for feedingan adhesive strip of tip material to the path of movement of thecigarettes, two co-acting presser devices whereby said strip is causedto adhere to a plurality of cigarettes as they successively pass betweensaid devices, two rotating devices co-acting to thereafter sever saidstrip between the cigarettes, one of said severing devices being aroller and the other a turret carrying a plurality of radial knives, andmeans in the path of movement of the cutting edges of the knives forremoving adhesive therefrom.

In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means for spacingand advancing a succession of cigarettes, of means for feeding anadhesive strip of tip material to the path of movement of thecigarettes, two co-acting presser devi-ces whereby said strip is causedto adhere to a plurality of cigarettes as they successively pass betweensaid devices, two rotating devices co-acting to thereafter sever saidstrip between the cigarettes, one of said severing devices being aroller and the other a turret carrying a plurality of radial knives, anda moistened wheel in the path pf movement of the cut ting edges of theknives for removing adhesive therefrom.

84. In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means forspacing and advancing a succession of cigarettes each carrying a tip byadhesion, of means for partially wrapping the tips about the cigaretteends, and means for producing a relative approaching movement of saidwrapping means and said advancing means in converging paths whereby thewrapping means is caused to progressively actY upon the tips carried bytheadvancing cigarettes.

35. In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means forspacing and advancing a succession of cigarettes in a right line andeach carrying a tip by adhesion, of means for partially wrapping thetips about the cigarette ends, and means for producing a movement ofsaid wrapping means in a right line converging with the line of movementof the advancing means whereby the wrapping means is caused toprogressively act upon the tips carried by the advancing cigarettes.

36. In a cigarette tipping machine, the combin ation with means forspacing and advancing a succession of cigarettes each carrying a tip byadhesion, of an articulated series of devices forr partially wrappingthe tips about the cigarette ends, and means for producing a relativeapproaching movement in converging paths of said wrapping devices andsaid advancing means whereby the wrapping devices are caused toprogressively act upon the tips carried by the advancing cigarettes.

37. In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means forspacing and advancing a succession of cigarettes each car rying a tip byadhesion, of an articulated series of devices for partially wrapping thetips about the cigarette ends, and cam conu trolled means for producingka relative approaching movement of said devices and said advancing meansin converging paths whereby the wrapping. devices are caused toprogressively act upon the tips carried by the advancing cigarettes.

38. In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means forspacing and advancing a succession of cigarettes each carrying a tip byadhesion, of an articulated -advancing a succession yof cigarettes eachcarrying a tip by adhesion, of an endless chain, a series of devicescarried by the chain for partially wrapping the tips vabout thecigarette ends, means for operating j the chain, and a stationary camtrack engaging said devices and inclined from the path of movement ofthe cigarettes, whereby the wrapping devices are caused toVprogressively act upon the tips carried by the advancing cigarettes.

40. In a cigarette tippingv machine, the

' combination with means designed for spacing and supporting asuccession of cigarettes each overhanging said means andrcarrying solelyby adhesion a tip partlally wrapped about its overhanging end, of dualmeans for completing the wrapping operation, and means for producing aright line movement of the supporting means from cigarette receivingposition to and through the range of action of said dual means.

41. In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means designedfor spacing land supporting a succession of cigarettes each overhangingsaid means and carrying solely by adhesion a tip partially Wrapped aboutits overhanging end, of dual rotary means adapted to Vact successivelyupon advancing tips to complete the wrapping operation, and means forproducing a right line movement of the supporting means from 'cigarettereceiving position to. and

through the range of action of saiddual means.

42. In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means designedfor spacing and supporting a succession of cigarettes each overhangingsaid means and carrying solely by adhesion a tip partially wrapped aboutits overhanging end, of a pair of rotary brushes adapted to actsuccessively upon advancing tips to complete the wrappingv operation,and means for producing a right line movement of the supporting meansfrom cigarette receiving position to and through the range of action/ofsaid rotary brushes.

43. In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means designedfor spacing and supporting a succession of cigarettes each overhangingsaid means and carrying solely by adhesion a tip partially wrapped aboutits overhanging end, of a pair of rotary brushes adapted to actsuccessively upon advancing .tips to complete the wrapping operation andspaced apart a suiiicient distance to vcause them to act simultaneouslyupon separated cigarettes, and means for producing a right line movementof the supporting means from cigarette receiving position to and throughthe range of action of said rotary brushes. l

44. A device for causing adhesion ofl a plurality of cigai ettes and anadhesive strip of tip material comprising two co-acting presser wheels,imeans for supporting the cigarettes and strip of tip material, andmeans for'nioving said supporting means in a right line from cigarettereceiving position to and through the range of ,action of said presserwheels.

45. A device for. causing adhesionl of `a plurality of cigarettes and anadhesive strip of tip material comprising two co-acting 8,5 presserwheels one of whichis larger than the other and providedwith a series ofcigarette supporting depressions, means for supporting the cigarettesandstrip of tip material, and means for moving said supporting means ina right' linefromvcigarette re ceiving position to and through the rangeof action of said presser wheels.

46. A device for partiallywrapping tips about cigarettes comprising atraveling articulated series of supports, tip bending devices carried byand slidable in said supports, and a cam engaging said devices `formoving them intheir supports While travelin 427g. A device for partiallyWrapping tips about cigarettes comprising a traveling chain, a series ofsupports secured to the chain, tip bending devices carried by andslidable in said supports, and a cam engaging said devices for movingthem intheir supports while traveling. A Y

48. In a cigarette tipping mechanism, the combination with-means `forspacing and -advancing a succession of cigarettes, of means for feedingan adhesive strip of tipV material to the path of movement of thecigarettes, means for progressively pressing said strip against theadvancing cigarettes to cause it to adhere to a plurality thereof and tobe further advanced thereby, means for thereafter severing said stripbetween the cigarettes, means for progressively wrapping the free endsof the tips partially about the advancing cigarettes, and dual means forcompleting the wrapping operation, said adw vancing means havingcontinuously traveling operating surfaces.

49. In a cigarette tipping machine, vthe combination with means forspacing and advancing a succession of cigarettes, of means for feedingan adhesive strip of tip material to the path of movement of thecigarettes, means for progressively pressing said strip against theadvancing cigarettes to cause it to adhere to a plurality thereof and tobe further advanced thereby, means for thereafter severing said stripbetween the cigarettes, means for progressively Wrapping the free endsof the tips partially about the advancing cigarettes, and dual means forcompleting the Wrapping operation, said feeding means havingcontinuously traveling operating surfaces.

50. In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means forspacing and advancing a succession of cigarettes, of means for feedingan adhesive strip to tip material to the path of movement of thecigarettes, means for progressively pressing said strip against theadvancing cigarettes to cause it to adhere to a plurality thereof and tobe further advanced thereby, means for thereafter severing said stripbetween the cigarettes, means for progressively Wrapping the free endsof the tips partially about the advancing cigarettes, and dual means forcompleting the Wrapping operation, said pressing means havingcontinuously traveling operating surfaces.

5l. In a cigarette tipping' machine, the combination with means forspacing and advancing a succession of cigarettes, of means for feedingan radhesive strip of tip materialL to the path of movement ofthecig'arettes, means for progressively pressing said strip against theadvancing cigarettes to cause it to adhere to a plurality thereof and tobe further advanced thereby, means for progressively Wrapping the freeends of the tips partially about the advancing cigarettes, and dualmeans for completing the Wrapping operation, said severing means havingcontinuously traveling operating surfaces.

52. In a cigarette tipping machine, the combination with means forspacing and advancing a succession of cigarettes, of means Copies ofthis patent may be' obtained for ve cents each, by addressing; theCommissioner for feeding an adhesive strip of tip material to the'pathof movement of the cigarettes, means for progressively pressing saidstrip against the advancin cigarettes to cause it to adhere to aplurality thereof and to be further advanced thereby, means forprogressively Wrapping the free ends of the tips partially about theadvancing cigarettes, and dual means for completing the Wrappingoperation, said Wrapping means having continuously traveling operatingsurfaces.

53. In a cigarette tipping machine", the" combination with means forspacing and advancing a succession of cigarettes, of means for feedingan adhesive strip of tip material to the path of movement of thecigarettes, means for progressively pressing said strip against theadvancing cigarettes to cause v1t to adhere to a plurality thereof andto be further advanced thereby, means for progresslvely Wrapping thefree ends of the tips partially about the advancing cigarettes, and dualmeans for completing the Wrapping operation, said dual means haringcontinl'lously traveling operating surfaces.

54. In a cigarette tipping machine, the

combination With meansfor spacing and adof Patents,

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